Miners Banners Exhibition Opens At Durham Cathedral

DURHAM, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: An exhibition of Miners’ Banners goes on display to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the miners’ strike at Durham Cathedral on October 22, 2024 in Durham, England. Forty miners’ banners from across the Durham region go on display around Durham Cathedral to mark the 40th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike of 1984-85. From 22 October to 7 November, the banners will be displayed around the cathedral as part of an exhibition called, Solidarity Forever: Banners of the Durham Mining Community. The exhibition, in collaboration with the Durham Mining Communities Banner Groups Association and Redhills, Durham, showcases 40 miners’ banners, each telling a unique story of struggle, solidarity, and survival. The banners held by local communities are rich in history and symbolism and have been lovingly hand-painted to represent their colliery lodge or community group. All of the banners on display have been paraded through the streets of Durham on Miners’ Gala day which takes place on the second Saturday in July every year. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)